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Recognised as Colour

#6D8A9E

  • #6D8A9E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6D8A9E is a blue with RGB values 109, 138, 158 and HSL 204°, 20%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6D8A9E#6D8A9E
HEX#6D8A9E
RGBrgb(109, 138, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5412, 0.6196
RGB percentages42.7%, 54.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(204.5, 20.2%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 31%, 62%)
CMYK31%, 12.7%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,178,910
CSS custom property--colour: #6D8A9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#927561

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81899Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B849Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#5E8F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.2Slate grey · ΔE 5.6Gray · ΔE 15.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dim grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.18, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E816D
Analogous#6D9E9A, #6D729E
Triadic#9E6D8A, #8A9E6D
Split complementary#9E6D72, #9E9A6D
Tetradic#9A6D9E, #9E816D, #729E6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8ECEF
Lighter +30%#C9D4DB
Lighter +20%#AABBC7
Lighter +10%#8CA3B2
Darker −10%#567082
Darker −20%#425663
Darker −30%#2E3B44
Darker −40%#192126
More saturated +25%#4F90BC
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R109
G138
B158
Red109 (42.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue204.49°
Saturation (HSL)20.16%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 8A · B 9E

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